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Wed Jan 23, 2013, 01:30 PM Jan 2013

Dolphin Tangled in Fishing Line Approaches Divers for Help [View all]

A group of divers were surprised to see a single Bottlenose dolphin approach and linger among them, though it appeared unable to swim normally.

Only after the dolphin continued to circle near around him so insistently did diving instructor Keller Laros begin to realize the animal wasn't merely being curious -- it was actually asking them for help. The dolphin's movements were restricted because it had become entangled in fishing line and a hook was lodged in its pectoral fin.

Incredibly, the wild dolphin then appears to readily comply with Laros's efforts to help, positioning its body to make his work easier, seeming to give full trust in the terrestrial stranger.

Thankfully, Laros was able to remove the line and hook from the dolphin, very likely saving the animal's life.




http://www.treehugger.com/ocean-conservation/dolphin-tangled-fishing-line-approaches-divers-help-video.html

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They're so precious! tblue Jan 2013 #1
Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2013 #2
So, the hook remained in the dolphin? Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #3
No Ian Iam Jan 2013 #5
The video says the hookremained but the line was removed BlueStreak Jan 2013 #10
either way thats cool to watch. PatrynXX Jan 2013 #15
I went to the website which states that the hook was removed. Can't really tell that for certain Tess49 Jan 2013 #7
Thank you. Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #8
There are so many ... AnneD Jan 2013 #4
They're better than us Ian Iam Jan 2013 #6
We're just another branch Plucketeer Jan 2013 #9
Oh, come on...Maybe, you need to watch the video again DianaForRussFeingold Jan 2013 #11
I totally agree!! SkyDaddy7 Jan 2013 #14
VERY cool! Shadowflash Jan 2013 #12
oh now I'm crying..... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2013 #13
Amazing. Talk about 'now, hold still while I cut...' FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #16
They are truly amazing. They will also approach humans in need of help. cbayer Jan 2013 #17
Call the number in the video... mikeysnot Jan 2013 #20
We have contacted NOAA and other authorities in the past about animals and ran into walls of cbayer Jan 2013 #21
Update. We were able to contact someone with some authority and experience. cbayer Jan 2013 #22
Great! mikeysnot Jan 2013 #23
Poor baby -- props to the Scuba Heroes! Blue Owl Jan 2013 #18
cetaceans are such wonderful creatures.. AsahinaKimi Jan 2013 #19
Cool The Jungle 1 Jan 2013 #24
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